Before I retired from Boston U a year ago I taught a course called Alcohol in History for several years. It drew from 75 to 100 students, and generated a lot of interest among students interested in social and economic themes. It didn't hurt that it ran from 3:30 to 5 in the afternoon. The less acute students came because of the time and the word alcohol. It was a good teaching experience for me and enjoyable for most of the students. Norman Bennett >Hi all >As I mentioned in an earlier posting, I have been preparing a history of >alcohol course proposal for the history department at Brock University. I >am currently interested in the level of interest others who have operated >such courses have seen from students at their institutions. Has it been a >popular course? What sort of preconcieved notions have students had about >the course, and how did that affect how you ran the course (if at all)? > >Cheers, > >Dan >================================================================ >[log in to unmask] > >"It is not because things are difficult that we do not try them, it is >because we do not try them that they are difficult." --Seneca